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What does it look like to completely reinvent your life in pursuit of something you believe you were made for? Gordon Wong has done it more than once moving from Oahu to the mainland, building a career as a chef, planting a church, and now serving as Graduate Chaplain at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.

In this conversation, Gordon and Bucky explore what it means to follow a calling that doesn't follow a straight line the faith it requires, the doubt that shows up anyway, and what it looks like to keep saying yes to the next right thing even when the path isn't clear.

If you've ever wondered whether you're in the right place or doing the right thing with your life, Gordon's story will challenge and encourage you.

Topics: faith and calling, Christian men podcast, life reinvention, church planter story, purpose and vocation, following your calling, faith journey, Christian podcast San Diego

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Anxiety can feel isolating, like something is wrong with you that isn't wrong with everyone else. In this episode, Bucky sits down with mcKensey McGill, who shares her honest, unfiltered journey with anxiety: what it felt like, what made it worse, and what she finally learned about herself along the way.

This conversation is for anyone who has felt hijacked by worry, fear, or that constant low-grade sense that something bad is coming. mcKensey's story is relatable, grounding, and full of hard-won insight the kind you only get from actually living through it.

Whether you're struggling with anxiety yourself or trying to understand someone you love, this episode will help you feel less alone and more equipped.

Topics: anxiety podcast, understanding anxiety, anxiety in women, managing anxiety naturally, anxiety and faith, mental health stories, overcoming anxiety, anxiety in relationships

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It's one thing to recommend mental health tools to clients. It's another to have used them yourself in the middle of a genuinely hard season. In this episode, Bucky Bateman gets personal sharing the specific coping strategies, mindset shifts, and practices that helped him navigate his own difficult chapter.

This isn't a clinical lecture. It's a therapist being honest about what actually worked when life got hard and what he still uses today. From emotional regulation techniques to faith-based practices to the simple habits that kept him grounded, Bucky walks through the tools that made a real difference.

If you're in a hard season right now and looking for something that actually helps, this episode is for you.

Topics: mental health tools, coping strategies for stress, emotional regulation, therapist personal story, faith and mental health, personal growth podcast, overcoming hard seasons, Christian wellness

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What does it take to move through life's hardest seasons and come out stronger? In this first episode, Bucky Bateman; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Renewal Counseling Centers in San Diego shares the personal story behind Where Do We Grow from Here? and why he felt compelled to start this conversation.

Bucky opens up about his own journey through challenge and change, the moments that shaped him as a therapist and a man, and what he hopes this podcast will give to the people who find it. Whether you're navigating a struggling marriage, a personal crisis, or just a quiet sense that something needs to shift, this episode sets the tone for everything that follows.

If you've ever asked yourself "what now?" after life didn't go as planned, you're in the right place.

Topics: marriage therapist podcast, mental health podcast, Christian counseling, personal resilience, faith and growth, couples therapy San Diego, LMFT, emotional health podcast